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Bootstrapping Using Services: Bay Dynamics Co-Founders Feris Rifai and Ryan Stolte (Part 2)
Sramana Mitra: Just one little piece of information, did the previous company where you were head of sales exit? Feris Rifai: Yes, it was a sale to another company. Sramana Mitra: Was it a good exit? Did you make money off that company? Feris Rifai: Yes, it wasn’t just through the exit. I had done
Thursday, Jan. 7 – 288th 1M/1M Mentoring Roundtable For Entrepreneurs
Entrepreneurs are invited to the 288th FREE online 1M/1M roundtable mentoring session on Thursday, January 7, 2016, at 8 a.m. PST/11 a.m. EST/9:30 p.m. India IST. If you are a serious entrepreneur, register to “pitch” and sell your business idea to Sramana Mitra. You’ll gain straightforward feedback, advice on next steps, and she’ll answer any
Bootstrapping Using Services: Bay Dynamics Co-Founders Feris Rifai and Ryan Stolte (Part 1)
Feris and Ryan wanted to work together on a new venture. They first built a services company, then introduced an OEM product, and eventually bootstrapped a product under their own brand. The company has recently raised its first venture money after many years of being in business as a profitable, growing entity. Sramana Mitra: One
Jan. 7 – 288th 1M/1M Mentoring Roundtable For Entrepreneurs
Entrepreneurs are invited to the 288th FREE online 1M/1M roundtable mentoring session on Thursday, January 7, 2016, at 8 a.m. PST/11 a.m. EST/9:30 p.m. India IST. If you are a serious entrepreneur, register to “pitch” and sell your business idea to Sramana Mitra. You’ll gain straightforward feedback, advice on next steps, and she’ll answer any
January 7 – 288th 1M/1M Mentoring Roundtable For Entrepreneurs
Entrepreneurs are invited to the 288th FREE online 1M/1M roundtable mentoring session on Thursday, January 7, 2016, at 8 a.m. PST/11 a.m. EST/9:30 p.m. India IST. If you are a serious entrepreneur, register to “pitch” and sell your business idea to Sramana Mitra. You’ll gain straightforward feedback, advice on next steps, and she’ll answer any
287th Roundtable Recording On Dec. 17, 2015: With Engineering Capital Founder Ashmeet Sidana
In case you missed it, you can listen to the recording here:
Roundtable Recap: December 17 – Focus on Proteins and Whole Wheat Bread, Skip Candies
During this week’s roundtable, we had as our guest, Ashmeet Sidana, Founder of Engineering Capital, a seed-stage venture fund focusing on infrastructure technology. Ashmeet had a lot of insights to offer, and delivered one particular piece of wisdom that is close to my heart. He says, funding is like candy. Don’t eat too much candy.
Bootstrap First, Raise Money Later: Wrike CEO Andrew Filev (Part 7)
Sramana Mitra: Based on our conversation so far, I picked up two key philosophies on how you build your company. One is this extensive A/B testing to optimize your customer acquisition. The second is evolving the product continuously through customer input and iteration. Andrew Filev: It’s true but I would phrase it a little differently.
